Check Your Neck: A GQ Dress-Shirt Primer

The collar is where a dress shirt announces itself. And whether you realize it or not, you've likely struggled with one that's too tight or too floppy or that can't stand up to a ginormous tie knot. As hip-hop's newest star, Drake, shows us, it's time you learned how to find the right collar for your style, your comfort, and, oh yeah, your neck

In 2009 the Canadian rapper and singer Aubrey Drake Graham went from actor on the tween soap Degrassi to foot soldier in Lil Wayne's Young Money camp to the hottest new voice in music (two Grammy noms included). How? His moody mixtape, So Far Gone, and a slew of guest appearances. Now the most played rookie on the radio is readying his debut album, Thank Me Later.

What are you doing in Hawaii?

Working with Kanye West on our new albums.

How do you split time between the two projects?

Ha. More like we work on his album until he gets tired. His album is going to be one of the best hip-hop albums in the last ten years.

That's what everyone's saying about yours! So how the hell did Jimmy from Degrassi become the world's hottest rapper?

I don't even know. With acting, way too much has to happen before you're on-set doing what you love to do. And I hate sitting around, man.

What's your approach to collaborating with people like Lil Wayne and Alicia Keys?

I never slack off, because I know I'm going to have to hear it on the radio every day. And I don't understand how people lie in their songs. Imagine having to listen to yourself lie about selling drugs on the radio. That would be the most awkward experience ever.

So how do you connect with all your fans, from teen girls to Jay-Z?

I say bitch and shit like that, but I'm parent-approved. Parents are like, "That's an intelligent young man, that Drake." —Will Welch

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